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HOLY DEATH - Separate Mind From Flesh - reviewed by Metal Digest ! Check it out here at this link: https://metal-digest.com/2022/06/23/holy-death-separate-mind-from-flesh/

Holy Death spit out their debut album ‘Separate Mind From Flesh’,  with pounding, raging torrents of unforgiving hardcore/doom, bitty, dirty chugs and few higher melodies , this ruthless album sets the bar of their career at a breakthrough level.

Tumbling down the spiral of despair, simplistic yet effective riffs combine with good old 4/4 timing,  somewhat minimalist, hard hitting percussion and a relentless punchy bass, Holy Death smack you in the face while ripping your life from your body with their expert ‘tough-guy’ music. Vocals are distorted in a Nails-esque fashion, with some very hardcore overtones. The essence of doom is strong within ‘Separate Mind From Flesh’, but mostly associated with its downtempo feel, tonality and occultist-moody interludes. The guitar tone is very emulative of powerviolence, and the vocals’ use of soft palate vibration with post production distortion also reflects this. This album could easily be a Nails record, if not for its lack of fast riffs/double kicks and inclusion of excesse atmosphere.

Although this album sounds incredibly strong, it would be interesting to hear what it may sound like with more higher melodic layers over the impactful chugs and chords, as is displayed in their title track. Perhaps some musical depth could be added to the more cumulative sections, or interlude passages could be revived later within the track, which would add some circularity and develop songwriting. - Metal Digest

Release: October 29, 2021

FFO: Nails, Xibalba, Asphyx, Grief

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After a near death experience (previous to the pandemic), guitarist/vocalist Torie John formed Holy Death. In the years prior to this event, death was not an uncommon occurrence in his life having lost several family members in a very short period of time. It is from this loss that Holy Death finds its morbid inspiration. Since the band formed, they've put out four releases that explored the sonic realms of Death and Doom. Their last EP which we released as a 12" Vinyl (w/ a silk screened B Side), Deus Mortis, was a meditation on the balance between these genres, whereas Separate Mind From Flesh is much more influenced by 90's Sludge/Doom acts like Grief, Warhorse, and even Crowbar. Lyrically the songs continue to be held together by a common thread of the pursuit of spiritual and metaphysical freedom.

".. Holy Death’s brand of monolithic, heavy-hitting death-doom gets more potent with each new release...'Deus Mortis' hits like a giant’s skull used for a wrecking ball—five times over.."
- Decibel Magazine

"the band should be considered “ones to watch” "
- No Clean Singing

"Each release built upon this idea of mixing heavy as nails death metal guitar work with psychedelic doom metal motions."
- Grizzly Butts

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HOLY DEATH is:
Torie - Vocal + Guitar
Aspen - Bass
Stephen - Drums

All songs written and performed by Holy Death
Recorded and mixed at Pale Moon Audio by Alex Estrada
Produced by Alex Estrada & Holy Death
Mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege
Album Art by CVSPE
Holy Death logo by Brendan Coughlin

Follow the band at these links:

https://www.instagram.com/holydeathdoom/

https://holydeathdoom.bandcamp.com/album/deus-mortis

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbAepYjMF9jRjLk1BXpBvwg